Meanings
plural inclosures
- alternativecountableuncommonuncountableAlternative spelling of enclosure.
The only opening into the inclosure was through a small aperture.
1918, Edgar Rice Burrows, The People that Time Forgot, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 20081 more example
The graveyard was an inclosure on the grounds of Mr. Wharton, which had been fenced with stone, and set apart for the purpose, by that gentleman, some years before. It was not, however, intended as a burial-place for any of his own family.
1821, James Fenimore Cooper, chapter XIV, in The Spy, H M Caldwell, →OCLC, page 156
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomething (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter
nounthe act of enclosing something inside something else
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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